A measure of a region's wealth that is less affected by very high incomes of a small segment of the population than GDP per capita is
A) mean discretionary income.
B) mean disposable income.
C) the Buying Power Index.
D) median income.

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Median income is less affected by very high incomes because it represents the middle value in a list of incomes, thus providing a better representation of the typical income of a region's residents without being skewed by outliers.

A Measure of a Region's Wealth That Is Less Affected